Welcome At RISCA, our work ensures that the arts grow, thrive and prosper in our towns and cities. The arts add $2.37 billion to the state’s economy and accounts for 3.25 percent of the state's GDP. The creative sector employs more than 18,000 workers. Since 2021, our grantmaking to organizations and individual artists totaled $2.8 million and supported nearly 800 arts entities. News Now open Poetry Out Loud Registration Big Yellow School Bus Nearly $900,000 in grants announced Full listing Press release State Galleries Atrium GalleryRobin Spears Jr. BI AirportLuke Morrison T.F. Green International Airport Ken MoranTyler PalmerCallum Sharkey Our E-News Oct. 15: Arts Month Sept. 19: Yes on 5 Sept. 11: Grants Listening Session July 23: Grants Announced May 30: Annual Report E-News Sign-up Calendar Nov 5 RISCA Offices Closed--Election Day All day Nov 6 Strategies for Organizational Resilience and Sustainability Location: Online 12:00pm 1:15pm Nov 11 RISCA Offices Closed -- Veterans Day All day Nov 13 Big Picture Changes Across Programs and Q&A Location: Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI, 02889 6:00pm 7:30pm Nov 14 Big Picture Changes Across Programs and Q&A Location: Online 12:00pm 1:30pm All events Press Releases All press releases State Arts Agency awards multi-year arts grants to 3 artists Tuesday, October 29, 2024 RISCA has awarded $6,000 per year for three years to three Providence-based artists, Claire Andrade-Watkins, Miguel Enrique Lastra and Sara Young. ... Read article Free webinars examine how arts and culture organizations can lead the way on climate solutions Thursday, October 17, 2024 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has partnered with UMass Amherst Arts Extension Service and Culture Climate Strategy to present a three-part virtual series ... Read article Artwork featuring materials from nature on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill through Jan. 22 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that works by three Charlestown-based artists Robin Spears Jr., Narragansett Indian Tribe citizen, his cousin, River Spears, ... Read article All press releases
Nov 13 Big Picture Changes Across Programs and Q&A Location: Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI, 02889 6:00pm 7:30pm
State Arts Agency awards multi-year arts grants to 3 artists Tuesday, October 29, 2024 RISCA has awarded $6,000 per year for three years to three Providence-based artists, Claire Andrade-Watkins, Miguel Enrique Lastra and Sara Young. ... Read article
Free webinars examine how arts and culture organizations can lead the way on climate solutions Thursday, October 17, 2024 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has partnered with UMass Amherst Arts Extension Service and Culture Climate Strategy to present a three-part virtual series ... Read article
Artwork featuring materials from nature on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill through Jan. 22 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that works by three Charlestown-based artists Robin Spears Jr., Narragansett Indian Tribe citizen, his cousin, River Spears, ... Read article
